The Cazacracks return to Madrid’s schools and high schools to search for future stars

Cazacracks returns for the second consecutive year to highlight the value of the the talent ecosystem of the video game industry. in Madrid. In a context where the interest in training in this sector continues to grow, the initiative, promoted by Madrid in Gamehas the purpose of highlighting the extensive educational offer in video games that the capital city has to offer: more than 40 university degrees and master’s degrees dedicated to this sector.

The Cazacracks initiative is structured as follows two distinct phases which will extend until October 17: a tour more than 37 institutes in the Community of Madrid, followed by a large event together with universities and educational centers higher education institutions that will take place at the Convention Pavilion Casa de Campo.

First phase: the “Comando Cazacracks” and its tour of the classrooms.

Until October 11, and as in the first edition of this initiative, the “Comando Cazacracks” will be on tour until October 11.Cazacracks Command“Madrid in Game will tour 37 educational centers of the Community of Madrid. Impacting more than 3,000 students and highlighting the city, with its more than 40 university degrees and masters dedicated to the video game and its industry, as an optimal environment for their higher studies.

This performancestarring four members with different professional profiles in this disciplinary industry, will carry out dynamic sessions with students in high schools to inform them of the following about career opportunities in the world of gaming and gamification, the wide range of centers and schools specialized in this field in Madrid and the potential that the capital has for those who wish to study and work in the video game industry..

In addition, the visit to each institute will feature details for the attendees and a gamified experience based on a classic video game, Arkanoid, in which participants will discover different monuments of Madrid in different graphic eras of gaming, traveling from 8 bits to the new generation.

Second phase: three days to discover how to work in the videogame industry

The culmination of this initiative will take the Cazacracks Command and the students “hunted” during the tour to the Casa de Campo Convention Pavilion. the days October 15, 16 and 17. An event that will serve as a link between students and universities and training centers in Madrid, which will present their offer of degrees and masters specialized in the video game industry.

In addition to the educational exhibition, the event will include parallel activities. an individual League of Legends tournament and a hybrid hackathon in which the participants will work collaboratively to develop in record time a serious game that provides an innovative response to a challenge related to the field of education. All of this with the aim of providing visitors with a complete experience about everything this sector has to offer in Madrid.The range of professional opportunities it offers and the promising future that lies ahead in the capital.

The need to raise awareness in the classroom of the job opportunities that exist in the video game sector so that young people see them as a career opportunity, beyond entertainment.

Ángel Niño, Councilman Delegate for Innovation and Entrepreneurship